West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-25

they got into n rank quarrel about tho color
Of that obeliSk. One man said IL was white,
another man said IL was green, another man
said IL was blue, and when they were I'm tho
very heat of the controversy more intelli.
gent traveller came and said: "Gentlemen
have seen that obelisk, and You are all right
and YOU are oil wrong. Why didn't you
walk all around the obeliskf'
Look out for the man who secs only ono
side OF religious truth. Look out for the
man who never walks around about these
great theories OF God and eternity and the
dead. He will be n bigot inevitably-the
man who only secs one side. There Is no
man more 10 be ptied than nc who has i'm
his head just one idea--no more, no less.
More light, less soctarianism. There is moth
ing that will so soon kill bigotry as sunshine
Gods sunshine.
IT, SO have set before you what i CON
slider 10 DO the causes of bigotry have set
before yon the origin OF this great evil.
What are some OF the baleful eifectsi First
of all 10 cripples Investigation You are
wrong, and am right, and that ends IT, No
taste for exploration, no spirit of investiga-
ton. From the glorious realm of Gods
truth, over which an aTchangel might fly
from eternity TO eternity and not reach the
limit, the man shuts himself out and dies,
blind mole under corn shock. IL stops all
investigation.
While each denomination OF Christians is
10 present all the truths of the Bible 10 seems
10 me that God has given TO each denomina-
emphasis To some one doctrine; and 20 the
Calvinistc churches must present the sover-
eighty of God, and the Arminian churches
must present mans free agency, and the
Episcopal churches must present the import
nnce or order and solemn cere mcny, and tho
Baptist CHURCHES must present the necessity
OF ordinances, and the Congreg ational church
must present the responsibility Of the indi-
vidual member. and the Meth odist church
must show what holy enthusiasm and hearty
CONGREGATIONAL
While each denomination OF Christians must
set forth all the doctrines OF the Bible, / feel
1t Is especially incumbent upon each denomi-
nation TO put particular emphasis upon some
one doctrine.
Another great damage dQns by the secta-
TiaDism and bigotTy Of the church is that il
disgusts people with the Christian religion.
Now, my friends, tho Church Of God was
never intended for q war blFPack. People
are afraid OF riot. You 20 down tina street
aud You see an excitement, and missiles fly
ing Though the air, and you hear the shock
of firearms, pQyou, the peaceful and in
dustrious citizeH, ~ through that street,
ooh. nor you will say, 'tIli 20 around the
block" Now, men come and TOOK gpgn this
narrow path TO heaven, and sometimes SOC
thc ecclesiastical brickbats flying every
whittier, aud they say: well guess I'll take
the broad read: y y Is so rough, and there is
80 mach sharp shooting "a, the narrow road
guess III Try The broad rQad.r
Francis ], 50 hatGd the Lutherans that he
said II no Thought there was one drop of
Lutheran blood IN his veins 10 would pune
ture them and let that drop out Just as long
az there Is so much hostility between denomi-
nation and denomination, or between one
protesSed Christian and another, or between
one church and another, just so long men
will be disguised with the Christian religion
and say: "if that is religion, want none Of
it.n
Again, bigotry and sectarianism do great
damage in the fact that they hinder tho tri-
umph Of the Gospel Oh how much wasted
ammunition, bow many men of splendid in
to!loct have given their whole life 60 contro-
Nersial disputes, when, II they had given
their fe to something practical, they might
have been vastly use.uIf Suppose this morn
ing, while | speak, there were common en-
smy coming up the bay through the NaFFows,
and all the forts around New York began to
fire into each other-you would cry out,
National suicidsi Why don't those forts
blaze away in one direction, and that against
the common enemyp And yet J sometimes
see ia the church of the Lord Jesus Christ
strange thing going Qp-church against
church, minister against minister, denomina-
ton against denomination, firing away into
their own fort, or the fort which ought
70 be on the same side, instead OF GonceptFat-
ing their energy and giving one mighty and
everlasting volley against the navies of dark,
ness riding Mp through the bayl
4 go out sometlples in the summer, and
find two beehyes, and these two hives are in
quarrel. i come near enough, not TO be
stung, but / come Just near enough 10 bear
bed of clover i the sweetest, and an
other BEEHIVE says: THAT field OF
clover i the sweetest" / come in be-
tween them, and say stop this quarrel: if
you like that field of clover best, gQ thsrc;
but let me tell you that that hive which gets
the most honey is the best hiyoh So / come
OFT between the churches of the Lord Jesus
- ~
says That field Of Christian doctrine is
best" Rad another says - This field of Chris
tian doctrine is bea." We'll : say GO
where you get the most honey Tbat is the
best church which gets tho most honey Of
Christian grace for the heart nud tbe most
houoy Of Christian usefulness for the life.
Besides that, if you want to build up any
denomination. Wv sill never build il up b.
trying 20 pull some QtLeg down. Intolerance
never put anything down. How ouch has
intolerance accomplished, for Instance
against the Methodist Churcbi For 'loag
gears her ministry were forbidden the MI
pits ~ Great Britain. Why was it that so
many Of theip preached in the fieldsi Sim.
Ply because they could not get into the
churches. Aud the name Of tha church was
given in derision and rs a saTcasfp Tho crIt-
les Of the church said. They have no % der
tbey have no met cd I'm, their wJrshiDfy and
the critics, therefore, in irony called them
'Meth0disisH
am told that in Astcr library. New York,
kept as curiOsities there are 707 book and
pamphlets against MethOdism. Did intoler-
ance stop shat church, No: II Is either first
pr second amid the denominations Of Chris
tendomJ her missionary stations in all parts
OF the WOfld her men not only important in
religious trusts. but important also in
secular trusts ChutCb marching on, aud
tne more Intolerance agains, u. the faster it
What did intolerance accomplish against
the Baptist Churchf II laughing scorn md
TRADE could have DESTROYED fha church IL
would not 20 day have q dis ipie l,ft
The Baptists were hurled out Of Boston ia
the oiden times Those who sympathizei
with them were confined and when q petition
vas offered asking leniency iu Their behalf
oil mGh Who signed IL were indicted Has in.
tolerance stopped the Baptist Chur Inc The
last statistics in regard 30 10 showed about
5000 churches and about 2. 800 900 cOmmuni-
cants Intolerance never put dJNn Qnythng
lB Eqgiqpd law was made gaiust the
jew England thrUst blck tine jew ami
thrust down the jew, ana declared that mo-
jew should hold an official position What
came Of 10 We're tbs Jews DESTROYED z Was
their religion overthrown No Who be.
came prime minister OF Fnxlaui years
sgOf Who was TIE next 10 the tIronaf Who
was higher than the throne be auss he was
counselor aFd adyiserl The descendant of
Jew. What wegs We celebrating in all our
churches as well ne syh4gCkue3 "a few years
Rgof The one hundrodth birthdoy auuiver.
Hry Of Moutefore, the great jewish phaaU.
lhIOPi.t. intolerance never yet pat down
jill. But now, my friends. Layiug shown
you the origin Of bigOtry or ssctarfauisH. auI